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Published
September 27, 2023

DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect adds to evidence in Maine woman’s killing, prosecutors say

The New York man has been charged in the killings of 3 of the women whose bodies were found along a remote beach highway on Long Island, and has been named as the the prime suspect in the death of a 4th woman.
Published
September 8, 2023

Maine recovery community mourns Freeport woman found dead in South Portland

Friends of Danielle Goodwin say the 52-year-old was passionate about helping others enter recovery. Goodwin's body was found Tuesday and police are investigating her death as a homicide.
Published
September 5, 2023

Down East man pleads guilty to murder in girlfriend’s death

Paul DeForest, 67, pleaded guilty to murder and criminal solicitation and is expected to serve 32 years in prison for the death of 58-year-old Eva Cox in January 2022.
Published
August 23, 2023

Maine woman charged with murder gets access to cellphone data she says will prove her alibi

Kailie Brackett, 39, was charged with murder in April 2022 in the death of Kimberly Neptune, who was found stabbed more than 480 times at her apartment in Pleasant Point.
Published
August 16, 2023

FBI announces $10,000 reward in Portland cold case

The FBI and Portland police are asking for information about the death of Frank A. Williams III, who was stabbed near Kennedy Park in 2008.

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Published
July 17, 2023

Judge to weigh new DNA evidence in Dennis Dechaine case

An attorney for the man convicted of killing Sarah Cherry in 1988 is arguing for witness testimony and a crime scene reconstruction in his bid for a new trial.
Published
April 3, 2023

Mothers plan to appeal 2nd dismissal of wrongful death suit in teens’ killings

U.S. District Judge Jon Levy once again rules that Biddeford officers are not at fault for the 2012 murders of Derrick Thompson, 19, and Alivia Welch, 18, citing qualified immunity for police.
Published
April 3, 2023

Woman faces murder, arson charges in deadly Caribou fire

Jason Donahue, 30, was found dead in January, a day after a fire destroyed an apartment building. The Maine Attorney General's Office is now charging Susan Kochanowski, 34, in his death.
Published
November 21, 2022

Homicide investigation turns up ‘destructive devices’ at Addison home

State police were searching a home in Addison connected to a homicide investigation when they found 'several destructive devices.'
Published
November 1, 2022

As Winthrop shooting death case takes turn, officials say shooter who killed man not charged

One woman was arrested recently on felony murder charges in the shooting death of Joshua Martin in a Winthrop mobile home in 2020 while another woman arrested on that charge previously pleaded guilty to a lesser charge Tuesday.